Lavoro (LVRO) Competitors

Lavoro (NASDAQ:LVRO) and Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, LVRO or BBW?

Lavoro has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LVRO or BBW more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 11.34% compared to Lavoro's net margin of 0.00%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 41.14% beat Lavoro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lavoro	N/A	N/A	N/A
Build-A-Bear Workshop	11.34%	41.14%	19.56%

Do analysts prefer LVRO or BBW?

Lavoro presently has a consensus target price of $3.44, suggesting a potential upside of 130.70%. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.63%. Given Lavoro's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lavoro is more favorable than Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lavoro	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media refer more to LVRO or BBW?

In the previous week, Build-A-Bear Workshop had 3 more articles in the media than Lavoro. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop and 3 mentions for Lavoro. Lavoro's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of -0.01 indicating that Lavoro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lavoro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Build-A-Bear Workshop	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LVRO or BBW?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lavoro. Lavoro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Build-A-Bear Workshop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lavoro	$1.89B	0.09	-$152.49M	-$1.63	-0.91
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$522.52M	1.50	$51.78M	$4.46	13.42

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LVRO or BBW?

2.5% of Lavoro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Lavoro on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.